وعاد والنس إلى القسطنطينية في أواخر السنة 369 وتوفي افذوكسيوس بعد ذلك بقليل. فخسرت الكنيسة أباً معتدلاً حكيماً واختلف أبناء كنيسة القسطنطينية في أمر الأسقف الجديد خليفة افذوكسيوس فأسرع الأرثوذكسيون إلى تأييد افاغريوس ونادى أصحاب القول بالدستور المؤرخ بذيموفيلوس. فاحتج الأرثوذكسيون وأرسلوا وفداً إلى والنس مؤلفاً من أربعة وثماني اكليريكياً يطالبون بالاعتراف بايفاغريوس فغضب والنس وأمر بإعدام الوفد. فألقي القبض عليهم وأبعدوا على قوارب في مياه البوسفور وأحرقو وأحرق بعضهم. ودخلت الكنيسة في دور من الاضطهاد دام طويلاً. فطُرِد الأرثوذكسيون وسلمت كنائسهم إلى أصحاب القول بالدستور المؤرخ. وأُكره الآباء إكراهاً على القول بهذا الدستور وصودرت الأملاك والأوقاف ونفي الأساقفة المؤمنون وكفَّ الجيش عن محاربة الفرس والبرابرة ودنَّس الكنائس والمذابح. وعمّ اضطهاد والنس جميع الولايات الخاضعة له.
وأطل والنس في ربيع 372 على سورية وأقام فيها حتى وفاته. فنفى ملاتيوس الجليل وبيلاجيوس اللاذقية وبرسا الرها وإبراهيم بنّس وسجن افسابيوس سميساط. ونشط الكاهنان الأنطاكيان افلوغيوس وبروتوجنس لرعاية الأرثوذكسيين في أنطاكية. فأمر الأمبراطور بنفيهما إلى صعيد مصر. وطرد الأرثوذكسيين من كنائسهم وسلّمها لافظويوس وأتباعه. فاضطر المؤمنون أن ينطلقوا إلى الحقول للصلاة والعبادة. ويؤكد ثيودوريطس المؤرخ أن الأمبراطور أمر بإغراق عدد كبير من المؤمنين في العاصي.
Call to convene a council: (325) Constantine called on all bishops from all parts of the empire to consult and exchange opinions. The meeting place was determined [...]
Conspiracy against the Bishop of Antioch: The Ecumenical Council was unable to eradicate the seeds of discord. When some of the assembled bishops returned to their dioceses and […]
Repercussions of Arius' heresy: Alexandros learned about what Arius taught and heard the objection of some believers to these new teachings. He called on the two parties to discuss [...]
Hosius, the sheikh bishop, “the father of councils,” was exiled, and Libarius, bishop of Rome, in his exile, abandoned Athanasius. He assumed the helm of affairs in Rome as the Archdeacon [...]
After the matter was settled for Lenicius alone in the East in the year 313, he began working to calm things down and reform matters, and canceled the abnormal decrees of Maximinus. […]
750-969 The Abbasid Revolution: Political parties arose in the Umayyad state, such as the Zubayrids, the Kharijites, and the Shiites, which weakened the Umayyads and weakened them, so the opponents coveted their shares […]
The bishops intervened: Thus, Antioch was divided, and the rift widened, so the bishops of the neighboring churches intervened. When the dispute intensified in Antioch, Linus called the Bishop of Tarsus […]
717-787 Leo III of Assyria: (717-740) During their ordeal, the Romans gave birth to Leo of Assyria, who inflicted a severe defeat on the Muslims and drove them away from Constantinople. It was […]
This list is taken from the book “The Church of the City of God, Great Antioch” by Dr. Asad Rustum. You can read more about the history of the patriarchs […]
The Fatimids and the Church 843-1025 John V: (993-1022) Agapius interfered in politics, as we previously indicated, angering the Philosophers and forcing him to give up the power of Antioch […]
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